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Saint-LaonVienne

In Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 136 residents.

Population

136

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.22

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€22,820

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Laon a good place to live?

There are no grades for Saint-Laon: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 21% of homes.

What makes Saint-Laon stand out

The one thing Saint-Laon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

3 historic monuments on Saint-Laon’s outline: classé dark green, inscrit light green.

Saint-Laon’s story

3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Laon counts 3 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1956.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1956First protected: Dolmen de Chantebrault dit La Grande Pierre Levée
1957Most recently protected: Dolmen dit La Pierre-de-Verre

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Laon.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Saint-Laon than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15

Degrees are held by 17% of adults, lower than both Vienne’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.6% of residents.

55median age

Saint-LaonVienne medianFrance median

Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Laon
	Saint-Laon	Vienne median	France median
Under 15	14%	16%	17%
15–24	9.6%	10%	11%
25–44	17%	22%	23%
45–64	34%	26%	26%
65+	26%	25%	22%
No diploma	27%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	18%	18%
Higher education	17%	32%	30%

Full pageSaint-Laon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages55 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households60 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad2.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Laon?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Saint-Laon keeps more of its old housing than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Laon is Dolmen de Chantebrault dit La Grande Pierre Levée. 3 of the 3 are tombs and funerary monuments. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Dolmen de Chantebrault dit La Grande Pierre Levée Prehistory
Dolmen dit La Petite Pierre Levée Prehistory
Dolmen dit La Pierre-de-Verre Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1956

first monument protected

Full pageSaint-Laon’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes41% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé3 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Laon?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Saint-Laon than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,820 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 1.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). A tenth of the labour force are out of work.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%

Motorbike or scooter4%

On foot2%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Saint-Laon, 0.3 per working resident

10.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€22,820

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

16%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€22,820 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.3 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Laon than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.22/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Saint-Laon recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.09/m² a month.

€8.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Laon€8.22/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Vienne median€10.33/m²

€8.22/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.55 to €10.32/m² a month)

€7.09/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSaint-Laon’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.22/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Donjon de Curçay-sur-Dive and 3 more in and around Saint-Laon

Heritage in and near Saint-Laon. Best known first.

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FortFortDonjon de Curçay-sur-Dive4.7 km northwest, in Curçay-sur-Dive RuinsRuinsÉglise Saint-Pierre de Curçay-sur-Dive4.8 km northwest, in Curçay-sur-Dive ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Fuye3.7 km east, in Mouterre-Silly ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ranton2.6 km north, in Ranton

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Laon

12pages on Saint-Laon

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.2 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Laon counts 3 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

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Classé

Dolmen de Chantebrault dit La Grande Pierre LevéeDolmen · Prehistory

Classé

Dolmen dit La Petite Pierre LevéeDolmen · Prehistory

Famous people from Saint-Laon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Laon yet.

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Saint-Laon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Vienne →

LoudunThouarsAirvaultMontreuil-BellayLoretz-d'ArgentonBellevigne-les-ChâteauxSaint-Laon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Laon	136	—	—	—	—	—
Loudun	6,839	5.5	C	A	D	C⁺
Thouars Deux-Sèvres	13,891	9.6	A⁻	A	C⁻	B⁺
Airvault Deux-Sèvres	3,306	12	A⁺	A	A⁻	B⁻
Montreuil-Bellay Maine-et-Loire	3,746	12	B⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Loretz-d'Argenton Deux-Sèvres	2,575	13	—	A	—	B⁻
Bellevigne-les-Châteaux Maine-et-Loire	3,435	15	A⁺	A⁻	A	B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Laon

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Laon is a commune of 136 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population: 136 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais
Département: Vienne (86)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 4.6 sq mi (11.9 km²)
INSEE code: 86227

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.